National Education Management Research Articles

Informing sustainable development in education: Identification and actualization of layered IS affordances

AbstractThis paper reports from a qualitative case study in the Gambian education sector. The study applies an affordance perspective to the ongoing strengthening of the national education management information system. Our analysis distinguishes between micro‐level technology‐use affordances (e.g., civil servants using IT for data capture and reporting), meso‐level information system (IS) affordances (e.g., data‐driven decision making at the organizational level), and macro‐level affordances, which include policy interventions to ensure the attainment of education sector goals. The contribution of the paper is twofold. First, the paper introduces a stepwise framework for IS affordance identification in terms of granularity levels (micro, meso and macro). Second, the paper outlines how use of IT at the micro‐level allows for the actualization of meso‐level IS affordances, which in turn serve as a foundation for the articulation of higher‐level interventions. Far too often, ICT for development (ICT4D) projects focus on putting technology in the hands of users with the assumption that “better data” will drive development. The significant work involved in identifying and actualizing meso‐level IS affordances is often not explicated and recognized in related plans and budgets. By highlighting meso‐level IS affordance actualizations, the paper explicates the link between public sector IT adoption and use and intended societal‐level impact, which remains a key policy and research concern.

SCHOOLS OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN MOSCOW AND LENINGRAD (1928–1937)

The system of ethnic education in the USSR in the period preceding World War II had already formed in two metropolitan centers. Analysis of data on the number of national schools and the system of teacher training for them was carried out on the basis of data from reference publications of the period under review. The most important changes in the management of national education and cultural institutions throughout the country are considered.

The Dissemination of Thai Drama’s MADANABADHA of King Vajiravudh

This paper has an objective to study the drama of His Majesty King Vajiravudh in the subject of MADANABADHA which publicly appeared in the Basic Education Core Curriculum and performance in schools. The scope of the study emphasized on teaching management, drama staging on the MADANABADHA and royal writings that appeared in the Basic Education Core Curriculum. The results show that the drama of MADANABADHA is a teaching and learning tool for teachers to disseminate information, knowledge, news, ideas, practices through demonstration, viewing of performances and practices for students to learn democracy, see rights and equality in finding woman's partners to be assertive, good leadership and a good follower. It is to develop one's own skill for both body and mind, intelligence, knowledge and morality with ethics and culture of living and to be able to live happily with others consistent with strategy of the National Education Management Plan and the development of learner’s quality to have competency and desirable characteristics. In addition, the royal writing “MADANABADHA” is regarded by the club literature as a well-written book proposed as the selective literature according to the announcement of Ministry of Education which contains contemporary contents. By using rose as a symbol that most people understand in the meaning of love, it represents the right and equality of women that is an important part of the development of Thailand towards becoming a concrete democracy. It plays an important role in the royal drama “MADANABADHA” in King Vajiravudh to be appeared in the basic education system and became popular in educational institutions from the past to present.

SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS AND ADOPTION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IN KEIYO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

Purpose: The study investigated the level of preparedness of secondary school Principals to adopt the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) in Keiyo North Sub-County, Elgeiyo-Marakwet County in Kenya.
 Methodology: It was an explanatory research based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the public choice theory. A target population of 30 secondary schools Principals and 30 HODs in charge of ICT in Keiyo North Sub-County schools consisting of Boarding and Day secondary schools was used. This formed a population of 60. The schools were classified as National, Extra-County, County and Sub-County secondary schools. This ensured that all the sub-groups were proportionately represented. Quantitative data was collected using close-ended questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A model was developed through regression analysis.
 Findings: Results indicate that the sub-variable of Principal’s level of preparedness (acceptance, training and skills, and ICT infrastructure) had a statistically significant positive effect on adoption of NEMIS in secondary schools. The finding of this study is useful to the Ministry of Education (MOE) in planning purposes. The constructs of Principal’s level of preparedness (acceptance, training and skills and ICT infrastructure) positively and significantly correlated with adoption of NEMIS and as these constructs are enhanced, adoption of NEMIS receives a positive boost.
 Unique Contribution to Theory Practice and Policy: The study points out that use of technology is a function of acceptance by the user and is in line with the postulates of UTAUT theory that drove this study. It is therefore recommended that managers in the education circles should pay greater attention to the postulates of UTAUT theory for effective implantation of ICT driven programs like NEMIS. The study further points out that for any government policy to succeed, those in authority should allocate resources for public interest to support such policy rather than follow their own self-interest as pointed out by the public choice theory.

School Mapping to Support the Implementation an Independent Learning- Independent Campus Program in West Lampung Regency

School mapping is an activity to provide an overview of a certain area regarding the state of the schools and its relationship to the number of school-aged children, the development of human settlements, and the socio-economy. It is part of an effort to solve educational problems, strengthen national education management, increase availability, affordability, quality, relevance, equity, and certainty in obtaining education services in Indonesia. Along with the implementation of an independent learning program - an independent campus where school is one of university's partners in the practice of increasing the quality of education as a link and match realization, accurate data are needed regarding school conditions concerning aspects of inequality of access in a particular area and group, efficiency and dropping out of school, quality of facilities and infrastructure, teacher issues, and curriculum. The research was focused on the goal to obtain accurate data by mapping the condition of schools in the realization of the implementation of an independent learning program – independent campus that was conducted in West Lampung regency, Sumatra island, Indonesia. This study adopted a qualitative approach in which several instruments, e.g., observation, interviews, and documentation, were employed for data collection. The collected data were descriptively analysed.

Education Conception between the National Curriculum and Modern Islamic Boarding Schools in Adjusting the 21st Century Development in SMA Al-Izzah Batu

The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the socio-cultural situation in modern pesantren education. (2) the main substance of the content standard in the learning management instrument of modern Islamic boarding schools, and (3) the application of the standard concept of the education management process and its relation to the standard system of national education management and modern Islamic boarding schools at Al-Izzah Batu High School. This research method is qualitative with a case study approach. Primary data in the form of in-depth interviews with the head of the pesantren, the principal, the deputy for the curriculum, teaching staff, the head of the pesantren, students or santri Secondary data is in the form of observation and documentation study of all supporting documents related to the sub-focus, including institutional documents, which contain objectives, vision and mission, curriculum documents, and other relevant documents. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded as follows: (1) culturally the existence of Al-Izzah High School can color the surrounding area by making Islamic areas by providing guidance to the community, (2) the curriculum is integrated into learning tools in the form of a syllabus and lesson plans, and (3) the National Curriculum and the Modern Islamic Boarding School Curriculum are applied in two ways, namely integrated in Teaching and Learning Activities and habituation activities by paying attention to school indicators and predetermined class indicators..

ICT Adoption in the Educational Management of Primary Schools in Kenya

Information Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role in enhancing the quality of education. The adoption of ICT for educational management in developed countries has significantly transformed the education sector in terms of data storage, resource management, and decision making. In African countries, initially, the use of ICT in management of schools was low compared to other fields such as business and engineering, however, in recent times, school managers have embraced ICT in the education sector. In the case of Kenya, through the ministry of education, the Kenyan government has made deliberate attempts to encourage the use of ICT to revolutionize the management of schools, which is evident through the introduction of National Education Management Information System (NEMIS), putting in place an ICT policy and creation of institutional websites. However, very few primary schools have effectively adopted ICT for management with a majority using it for teaching and learning. This is attributed to a myriad of challenges facing most schools and consequently resulting in slow and low adoption rates despite its promise and potential for improving educational management in schools. As such, this paper analyses the slowness that has surrounded the adoption of ICT in the management of Kenyan schools. The focus is on the benefits of introducing ICT in educational management, the current status of ICT adoption in educational management in Kenya and barriers to the adoption of ICT in educational management of primary schools in Kenya.

DIGITAL EDUCATION IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY: FEATURES OF TRANSFORMATIONS OF MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS

The article is devoted to the study of the radical changes that occur in education under the influence of digital technologies. The solution to this problem is possible only on the basis of various research areas, because educational policy in the global world involves a special form of management. The authors show that the dominance of the latest information technologies in the modern information society violates the established management system in modern education. The article reveals the potential dangers that could threaten the educational system if the benefits of information technology are used uncontrollably. Their benefits, such as speed, mobility and distance, can play a negative role if the traditions and historical experience of the society are ignored. The universal digitalization of basic educational processes creates the basis for the formation of a single educational space. The authors reveal the basic principles of national education management in the global educational environment. In addition, the main areas of educational policy in the market economy, as well as the emergence of new forms of communication among students are shown. The authors emphasize the fact that the dominance of information technologies in the educational sphere implies not only a better management system, but also new leaders. The transformation of traditional management structures in the domestic education system involves the development of a concept that would include not only the advantages of global education, but also the traditional pedagogy of this society.

Investigation of the Aerobic and Power Anaerobic Powers of the Students in Secondary School in Turkey

The aim of this study is to investigate the aerobic and anaerobic powers of students in different grades of the schools and describe the correlation between these powers. Upon the written approval of Samsun National Education Management, this study was carried out with the voluntary participation of 120 females and 120 males aged 11–16, who were healthy and were not active in sports. The total number of the subjects participating in the study was 240. The aerobic and anaerobic power tests of the subjects were determined through Cooper and Wingate tests respectively. All statistical calculations were evaluated through the SPSS 13 package program. The relationship between the aerobic and anaerobic powers of male and female students aged 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 was examined through Spearman correlation test. The correlations between anaerobic and aerobic powers of the subjects were as follows: 0.06 for 11-year-olds, 0.43 for 12-year-olds, 0.21 for 13-year-olds, 0.24 for 14-year-olds, 0.27 for 15-year-olds, and 0.12 for 16-year-olds in females while 0.13 for 11-year-olds, 0.01 for 12-year-olds, 0.13 for 13-year-olds, 0.43 for 14-year-olds, 0.23 for 15-year-olds, and 0.56 for 16-year-olds in males. In conclusion, no meaningful correlations between the anaerobic and aerobic powers of subjects were found.

Membangun Pendidikan Berwawasan Gender

The role of women in national development is increasingly significant and should not be underestimated. To build human resources for women, education is needed that upholds gender equality so that their rights to education can be realized. But inevitably, education in Indonesia in its history has experienced a dark period where women lacked rights in education. There was once a gender gap in the world of education in Indonesia. There are several factors that influence it, such as community culture and school structure systems that lack opportunities for women to take part. Therefore, gender-conscious education needs to be realized in order to address the gender issue. One effort to realize gender-oriented education can be by developing a gender-sensitive learning process approach through fostering and training teachers, principals, and education supervisors, as well as at the level of decision making in all national education management units.

MANAJEMEN SISTEM PENDIDIKAN NASIONAL (Strategi dan Upaya menghadapi Tantangan Globalisasi melalui Pendidikan)

The management of national education is essentially an integral part of the education management system and process as a whole in achieving national education and development goals. Government policies and efforts are proposed by experts in addressing national education management issues. Implementation of basic education seen from various aspects, politics, technical education, culture and professional, it is clear that the problem of basic educa- tion management is not a small problem and cannot be placed in a simple dichotomy: centralistic vs. decentralistic. A centralized education management system has been shown to have made little progress in improving the quality of education in general. Even in certain cases, centralized management has resulted in the sterilization of creativity in edu- cational units of various types and levels of education. To overcome the stagnation in the field of education is required a new paradigm in the field of education.

Broad-based national education in globalisation

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the worldwide discussion of conceptualization, multiple functions and management of national education in an era of globalisation by proposing a new comprehensive framework for research, policy analysis and practical implementation.Design/methodology/approachBased on a review of the diversity in definitions of national education, the controversies in policy and implementation of national education are discussed. The different interpretations of national education stem from different assumptions and perspectives. Each of them seems too confining in globalisation. To overcome the controversies, this paper calls for a re-conceptualisation of national education from a broader perspective.FindingsThe conceptualisation of broad-based national education is premised on two fundamental principles. First, national education which is meant for development is a process by which humankind moves forward at multiple levels including the personal, local, national and global levels. Second, national education nowadays must be understood against a globalised context, in which there are multiple, complex and dynamic developments at play including technological, economic, social, political, cultural and learning developments of not only individuals and local communities within the nation but also the global world beyond the nation. In brief, broad-based education serves multiple functions at multiple levels. With national identity understood in a broader perspective, the multiplicity and complexity of national education may be better addressed. Identifying with one’s own nation is a dynamic and complicated process in which interaction and integration between the different levels and different functions of civic identities are involved. The approaches to management, implementation and pedagogy of broad-based national education are also discussed.Research limitations/implicationsThe new framework of conceptualisation and the comparison between the characteristic profiles of broad-based and narrow-based national education provide new implications and possibilities not only for policy and implementation but also for research involving multiple functions and multiple levels.Originality/valueThe new perspectives associated with the broad-based national education will contribute to future research worldwide in this area.

The Language Teaching Methods Scale: Reliability and Validity Studies

<p style="text-align:justify">The aim of this research is to develop a scale to determine the language teaching methods used by English teachers. The research sample consisted of 300 English teachers who taught at Duzce University and in primary schools, secondary schools and high schools in the Provincial Management of National Education in the city of Duzce in 2013-2014 academic Year. Data collected were subjected to Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis and the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was computed. The Exploratory Factor Analysis results showed that the scale consisted of 5 factors. These factors were named as Active Teaching Method, Listening Based Teaching Method, Four Basic Skills Based Method, Speaking Based Method and Grammar Based Method. The total variance explained by the 5 factors was determined to be 54.69%. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis results confirmed the 5-factors structure. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was computed as .89. It is thought that this scale can be used to identify language teaching methods that English teachers use as a reliable and valid scale.</p>

Цели и задачи правового регулирования образования в России

The article explores the questions related to the formation of the purposes of an education system in Russia and investigates the tasks fixed in the legislation which are aimed at the realization of the right of citizens to education. The authors analyze the legal norms, law-enforcement practice and positions of the leading legal scholars related to the definition of primary purposes and tasks which are facing subjects and objects of national education management system. The authors also suggest solutions of the existing problems in this area.

MENINGKATAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN MELALUI PENERAPAN MANAJEMEN BERBASIS SEKOLAH

National education management in Indonesia as a whole still remains to be centralized, so that less encouraging democratization and decentralization of education. Basically, education management issues concerning the efficiency in the utilization of existing resources. National education management is a neat strategy to overcome the negative effects of globalization. Hence strengthening it will steer globalization in a positive direction for the development of the nation. Centralized management system of education that has been proven to not bring significant progress to improve the quality of education in general. Even in certain cases, the centralized management of education had led to limit creativity in various types and levels of education. Keywords: National Education; Globalization; Education Management

What determines school teachers' rates of return in Pakistan (Punjab)? Schooling or experience

Due to rigid nature and the dominance of public sector in the school system of Pakistan, sometimes experience is given priority over academic qualification in determining the wage structure of school teachers. As a result, returns to education of the teachers are not clear. Based on a large primary cross section data set (over 200,000 observations), collected by the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS), this paper empirically tested the relative returns to teachers education vis-à-vis experience and found the relevance of the latter.